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dan

@dan@discuss.systems

Distributed systems, operating systems, networking research.

Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research; affiliate faculty, University of Washington.

But realistically: mainly cat photos, food and wine, and bad jokes.

I also administer https://discuss.systems/

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dan, to random
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I would have thought that if there was anything we could trust Texans with, it'd be peppers, but apparently that is not true at all.

https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-peppers-less-spicy-blame-aggies/

dan,
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@dev personally, I just got frustrated and ordered 50 lbs of chile futures from New Mexico

dan,
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@dev the best part of doing something like this is that they will not be delivered for several months (until harvest season), by which time I will have completely forgotten and be simultaneously confused and delighted with 50 lbs of peppers show up at my doorstep

see also: ordering anything from aliexpress.

dan, to random
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thought I finally made some progress clearing out the pantry by cooking 5 pounds of dried beans last week, but 6 pounds more showed up today

Bean Club is an exhausting lifestyle

dan,
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@Paxxi sorry, the first rule of Bean Club...

dan,
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@Paxxi seriously: https://www.ranchogordo.com/products/the-rancho-gordo-bean-club

dan, to random
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someone seriously decided it was a good idea to have my dishwasher send me this notification

dan, to Cats
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Very important cat couch update.

dan, to Cats
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The weather is just about warm enough to take Max for a walk

dan, to superbowl
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Ah, it is time to post superb owls again.

wollman, to random
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Cultural puzzle: the Sandia "This is not a place of honor" report came out in 1993. It did not enter the popular culture at that time. (I was around then and would have noticed.) So when and by what vector did it become a meme?

dan,
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@petes_bread_eqn_xls @irenes @wollman This makes sense, I feel like I have seen it circulate a few separate times.

I remember seeing it online earlier than that -- probably sometime in the early or mid 2000s? -- but at the time it was more about an interesting study itself rather than memeification of the warnings.

dan, to Cats
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Pixel is confused by this tungsten cube because it weighs more than her and it's the one thing she can't knock off the nightstand.

dan, to random
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Armed robbery with a… whip? What is going on at UW these days?

dan, to random
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Today is International Zebra Day, so this is your reminder that zebras cause more injuries to zookeepers than any other animal.

Zebras are assholes.

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fascinated by the phrasing here.

dan, to Cats
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majestic fluffy tail

mcc, to random
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Just saw a callout post on Babies

dan,
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@regehr @mcc @dev considering that one of my high school classmates went to Princeton and I believe was responsible for the university needing to send out instructions on how not to fall out of bed, I'm not sure the babies don't come out ahead here

dan,
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@dev @regehr the neighborhood mural is clear on this subject

dan,
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@regehr @agocke @dev coincidentally, I recently realized John Backus lived really near where I grew up, so I guess I am from a rough neighborhood where people were openly doing FORTRAN on the streets

dan, to random
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Planning a trip, noticed that the 737 MAX options are cheaper than the 737 NG ones. Uh, capitalism works, I guess?

dan, to Cats
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Minion: what? Why are you looking at me?

dev, to random
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tired yet so much to do

dan,
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@dev @steve that said, you do have to remember to put a pod in it. @irene used to have trouble with that when really tired, and kept wondering why her espresso came out watery.

That's why we had to upgrade to an even more automatic machine

dan,
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@irene @steve @dev look, I keep saying we need to have kids so they can help us repair small parts of fiddly machinery, you're the one who keeps telling me that would be "child exploitation" and "unethical"..

dan, to food
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@elba dropped off some delicious homemade pozole (served with buckeye beans), and it was popular with all members of the household



dan, to Cats
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Excellent loaf today.

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